Sonicview points to 97 but get 103

[ftaseek]

Thanks baggins, I'll keep that in mind.

 

[AcWxRadar]

Hi,
I have a SV360p with Fortec 31" and gt-s40 lnb. Wanted to get Galaxy 19, after a few days of pointing I finally was able to get some signals. Even though the menu said intelsat AM5 (believe old name of galaxy 19) but i was getting MS10, MS20, Microspace61 that are listed for AMC 1 (103). I don't understand this can anyone pls explain?

Thank you crackt and turbosat for the replies. I'll find out how can I update the list. btw, I do not have a motor (yet). I'll update after trying it out.

Guys, just contacted the seller and he agreed to return or exchange my sv360p. I have a choice of cs7100 or pans 150 or vs ultralite, which one should I get? I am doing this as i saw people talking about sv360p having low signal sensitivity.

Ftaseek,

I am glad that you exchanged the SV360. I could tell you a horror story about mine, which someone sent to me to evaluate. When I hooked it up to perfectly aligned motor/dish, it went nuts! If I told it to drive the motor to 97W, it would go to 119W or something like that. If I told it to go to ZERO, it would go to 91W or some other satellite. If I told it to go to 83W, it would go to zero. It was all messed up! I never could get it to work very stable with a motor, no matter what firmware I tried.

So, if you had plans to add a motor down the road, you just saved yourself a huge headache by disposing of the SV360.

RADAR

 

[trommy]

I'm glad he got satisfaction.I tried to set up a 1M sc dish on a motor but it was imposible to adjust the elevation it would keep slipping;completely different bracket than my other 1M sc dish.I was using (trying) my Homesat for set up purposes but have a SV 360p on my TV,so this is bad news for me so I guess I'll have to use another box.(Long winded aren't I!)

 

[ftaseek]

Pansat 150m - Can't get all channels on G19 - 97W

I managed to tweak my dish elevation and azimuth, got some better quality on horizontal channels but lose vert chans quality - Now I kept it in between so I get about 50% for V and 65% for H channels. Smart scanned and got only 63 video & 63 audio. While comparing channels from "The List" I noticed 1 or 2 transponders were missing, also some channels were not caught on other tp's. Even some freq's were totally wrong (like instead of 11788V28125 I see 12789V28125 in the receiver). I tried to manually add/edit the channels but that didn't help in getting more. Tried to save the channels on usb and load in Channel Master but it says not a valid format ( btw, I don't see 150m in the wizard) - Is there any other way or utility to edit/add channels of 150m?
(changed the title of this thread as it is all about Pansat 150m )
Thanks to everyone for their comments.

 

[thebaggins]

Are you adjusting the skew of the LNB ( twisting the LNB)? Dishpointer gives you the skew after you enter your location, I think the directions are from behind the dish looking at the LNB but I might be wrong and it could be from in front.

 

[SatelliteAV]

The LNB LO is set incorrectly and frequencies are scanning in 1000MHz higher. Make sure that your receiver LNBF type matches your LNBF. If your LNBF is a standard type, set the receiver to Standard with LO frequency 10750 then rescan.

 

[ftaseek]

baggins: yes I adjusted skew so the quality is max.
SatelliteAV: I have Universal gt-s40 lnb, I'll double check the settings when I get home but I think it is set for 11750/10600 in Antenna setup.

 

[SatelliteAV]

For an universal type LNBF set the receiver's LNB LO to Universal 9750 / 10600, 22KHz to auto if that is an option.

 

[ftaseek]

Yep, thanks satelliteav, I tried that last night and got all 250+ video channels.Wow!

 

[thebaggins]

Great to hear. :up Now you just need to get a motor and start tracking the arc, lots of good stuff up there to watch for free. This hobby gets to be quite addictive.

 

[ftaseek]

Yep, you said it. Thanks to you and everyone, this is a great fta site.
Any recommendations for good and cheap motor?

 

[SatelliteAV]

Yep, thanks satelliteav, I tried that last night and got all 250+ video channels.Wow!

Glad to assist!! Enjoy this addictive hobby!